Tenor

Active · Infrastructure for building and scaling AI-native businesses.

YC S26

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Why it ranks

How the rank works

9signal of 100 · rising 9

went through YCProgram · this site+4
team of 3Team size · YC's directory+3.1
hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

A sum of public facts, not a judgement and not investment advice.

Competitors

LyzrShared: agent framework, full stack, infrastructurePlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AI

BalanceShared: full stackYC W26LondonStartup →AI

UnitsShared: full stack, infrastructure, letsYC X25San FranciscoStartup →AI

Model Share AIShared: continuously improve, deployAntler 2022USStartup →AI

PluvoShared: execute work, governed, actionspeedrun SR006San FranciscoStartup →

Companies closest to Tenor
Company	Category	Status	Program
LyzrShared: agent framework, full stack, infrastructurePlug and Play Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	Plug and Play
BalanceShared: full stackYC W26ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCW26
UnitsShared: full stack, infrastructure, letsYC X25ActiveAI	AI	Active	YCX25
Model Share AIShared: continuously improve, deployAntler 2022Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	Antler2022
PluvoShared: execute work, governed, actionspeedrun SR006Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	speedrunSR006

Adjacent

AIartlabsShared: native, infrastructureAlchemist Class 37Los AngelesStartup →Other

SPHERICALShared: full stackAntler 2023NetherlandsStartup →Other

Monty CompostShared: full stackAntler 2024AustraliaStartup →Other

BubbleShared: full stackNeoStartup →Other

HitPayShared: full stack, infrastructureYC S21SingaporeStartup →

Companies next to Tenor
Company	Category	Status	Program
artlabsShared: native, infrastructureAlchemist Class 37Not statedAI	AI	Not stated	AlchemistClass 37
SPHERICALShared: full stackAntler 2023Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	Antler2023
Monty CompostShared: full stackAntler 2024Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	Antler2024
BubbleShared: full stackNeo Not statedOther	Other	Not stated	Neo
HitPayShared: full stack, infrastructureYC S21ActiveOther	Other	Active	YCS21

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Company	Category	Status
BizmarkOpenClaw for manufacturersteam of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
DeryaAI Brokers for Industrial Tradeteam of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
InsurfThe AI-Native Decision Layer for Health Insuranceteam of 3ActiveAI	AI	Active
Neuron IndustriesIndustrial Controllers built for AIteam of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
Perceptron MLWe make law firms AI-native.team of 2ActiveAI	AI	Active
RapidfolioAI-native back-office for banks and fintechsActiveAI	AI	Active

Founders

Hamze Al-ZamkanFounder/CEO
Amgad Al-ZamkanFounder/CPO
Muhtasham OblokulovFounder/CTO

About Tenor

Tenor is a full-stack infrastructure for building and running AI-native businesses. We’re not just an agent framework, we manage the entire loop from how AI executes work to how every action, decision, and business outcome is captured and learned from. Owning the full stack lets companies deploy governed AI workflows, understand what actually drives results, and continuously improve how their business operates without building the infrastructure themselves.

YC batch: S26 · Summer 2026
Status, per YC: Active
Category: AI
Team size: 3
Location: San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded: 2026
Checked: 6h ago

YC tags: B2B, Automation, AI